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Probability of a MegaMillions rollover.Reply
Qualatively, without too much analysis, sales for MM seemed relatively unaffected by the large CA jackpot. CA often exceeds NY sales, but NY seems to have contributed the most to MM sales in general. There doesn't seem to have been much of a change, which is somewhat surprising. According to my records there have been more than one winner only twice in the since switching from the Big Game to Megamillions. On 11/11/03 there were 3 winners of a $70M annuity jackpot and 2 winners of a
Feb 11, 2006, 9:01 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

powerballReply
If you pick one number for your powerball, odds are you'll be wrong 41 of 42 times you do that.
Feb 11, 2006, 4:40 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Mandatory Hot Lotto for MUSL StatesReply
I love the small multi-state games. I used to drive to KY to play LottoSouth. I would like TN to get into a small multi-state lottery (4-5 states), but I don't think any state should be required to participate. I like odds of 10-20million:1. In my opinion 145million:1 odds are way too long, you have mathematically no chance of winning. 5 People a year will win Powerball, I have a 100 times better chance of being killed at the mall by a terrorist. I still play PB, but not until it reaches 2
Feb 10, 2006, 4:05 pm - tony95 - Lottery Discussion Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
lol.yeah they keep raising the odds and the only damage is to a persons wallet!
Feb 4, 2006, 11:10 pm - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Sets A New RecordReply
Yeah, $200+ million jackpots don't sell as many tickets as they used to, since the odds are stacked so high everyone expects the jackpots to get that big.
Feb 4, 2006, 12:28 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
I don't play either. I wish I can say I play them, but with the odds so high, I don't believe there is ANY system that can help you choose these numbers correctly. That being said, at 176M:1, I choose to put my money into the cash 5 which is a mere 658,000:1, and I haven't hit THAT yet. If I wanted to play a higher odds game, I would go with the Pick 6. A few million is good enough for me!!!!
Feb 4, 2006, 11:07 am - calabs - Lottery Discussion Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
The powerball website list the odds of hitting the correct powerball number as 1:68.96 How can the odds be that high with only 42 numbers to pick from?
Feb 4, 2006, 11:00 am - DirtyWrat - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Game IdeaReply
I'd probably play it, no more than two draws per week, and that would probably stop any other play, Pick 3, 4, Little Lotto, etc... But the average prizes you suggest for the odds given are far more genrous than any lottery I can think of. This is from an Illinois lottery playslip: (6/52) Second prize (5 of 6) Odds 1:73,762. The prizes for that run around $900-$1200. Granted you're talking a $5 ticket but when it comes to lotteris the difference between payoffs and true odds (wha
Feb 3, 2006, 11:35 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Where's the justice?ere, three of us go pReply
Well, every combination has the same exact odds against hitting as the first combination. Dice have no memory . I realize the more combos you play, the better the chances, but each combination of six numbers reduces the odds( 6/ 52) by 1, so20,358,250 : 1 becomes20,358,249 :1 theorhetically....So even if one had the means to play $1,000,000 worth (and they let them out of the asylum long enough to do so) then they would have taken20,358, 520:1 down to 19,358, 520:1.If someone ever does com
Jan 27, 2006, 6:53 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

One more time!! Euromillions RolledReply
Who would've thought that a game with great odds of 76 million to one would keep rolling like that!This is a $750 million jackpot in the US!
Jan 27, 2006, 5:23 pm - JAG331 - Lottery Discussion Forum